James A. Mirrlees
Nobel Prize laureate in Economic Sciences 1996
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James A. Mirrlees, born on July 5, 1936, in Minnigaff, Scotland, was a British economist known for his fundamental contributions to the economic theory of incentives under asymmetric information. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences in 1996 for his work in this area. Mirrlees significantly impacted the understanding of incentive mechanisms in markets and public policy. He passed away on August 29, 2018.
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- Who is James A. Mirrlees?
- James A. Mirrlees, born on July 5, 1936, in Minnigaff, Scotland, was a British economist known for his fundamental contributions to the economic theory of incentives under asymmetric information. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences in 1996 for his work in this area. Mirrlees significantly impacted the understanding of incentive mechanisms in markets and public policy. He passed away on August 29, 2018.
- In what year did James A. Mirrlees win the Nobel Prize?
- 1996 — Economic Sciences